Hi folks, I need some advice, please! My 88-year-old Dad fell out of bed almost two weeks ago and suffered quite a nasty bump on the head from where he hit the bedside drawer unit. My Mum and I called an ambulance immediately and they took him to the hospital. He came home yesterday, but we’re all really concerned about him falling out again.
My parents have a standard double bed, it’s got drawers underneath and a slatted headboard. We were initially told no rails existed for beds, other than purchasing a hospital bed, which isn’t something we can afford or should have to do.
The Carers UK newsletter landed in my email this morning and I saw the link about AskSARA. So after a few clicks, I found myself on the Living Made Easy site and lo and behold, bed rails do indeed exist!
Living Made Easy - Bed rails This shows all of the rails but I’m particularly looking at this one:
Does anyone here have experience with bed rails? I was thinking of something attached to the wall, but that wouldn’t work because of the bedhead, and I don’t think attaching something to the bed head is a good idea, I’m not sure.
Any help or advice would be very welcome! When we eventually got Dad to bed last night, I put his walking frame, the bedside unit and a chair against the side of the bed. I don’t think Mum or I got a lot of sleep as Dad was constantly asking if he was near the edge of the bed. I had to help move him back to the middle around 2am and I know Mum did the same a short time later. I’m not sure how long we can go on like this…